Tax expertise at its best! Back in 2025, I desperately needed to find a certified public accountant…read more(CPA) to handle my taxes. I had a sensitive and unique issue that could only be addressed by a CPA. But not just any CPA, I needed someone that was knowledgeable and would be able to defend their work in case of an audit. After searching around, I came across Ahad & Co and what a relief and blessing they are. I simply called them, explained my issue, then I was connected with one of their professionals. The CPA confirmed that it was something they could tackle and we began the process. At the time, I was working with Tarikur, an absolute treasure to work with! He explained what needed to be done, asked all pertinent questions, and guided me thru the process. In the end, I came back with an awesome refund, and greater than that, I had a peace of mind with regard to my situation. Fast forward to 2026, I did not hesitate to have them prepare my taxes again. Unfortunately, Tarikur is no longer there, but I was assisted by Akram. There were some delays but he completed my taxes before the deadline and his did a great job preparing everything. I found it very easy to review my return and understand his rationale for his preparation. Furthermore, I received a great return again and I could not be more pleased! Aside from my experience with the staff, I really appreciate their customer portal. There is no need to email anything because you can upload all of your documents to their secure portal. You can also chat with your rep, pay your invoices, and download your returns, all in one place. I especially appreciated that as a returning customer, all my documents were there, so Akram was able to see what was done last year. Super efficient! In terms of pricing, they will seem high if you are used to doing your own taxes or maybe you've gone to a local tax preparer. However, it's important to understand that these are true tax experts who can navigate any situation, so you're in good hands. If you are dealing with a sensitive tax situation and want a peace of mind, I highly recommend using them. I will definitely be returning in the future, even if I do not have a sensitive situation, as I truly appreciate their service. Thank you Ahad & Co.!

I filed on the deadline last year and ahad&co, cpa literally…read morenever filed my taxes. Just didn't file them at all. I reached out to them months later inquiring about the filing for another matter and they casually informed me they never filed them. They offered plenty of excuses, blamed me for filing them within the legal submission parameters (i.e. on/by April 15th), and offered zero compensation for their egregious error. They actually proceeded to charge me the full amount to file and even expected me to pay the late-filing & extension fees that I incurred as a direct and sole result of an accounting firm's inability to file taxes! Every single representative I have dealt with is allergic to accountability and deals exclusively in excuses. Shameful and unprofessional behavior all around... especially from Edderkys Gonzalez and the ceo, Ahad Ali. He is full of excuses all while admitting they screwed up. They offered $100 off of preparation service for this year...I immediately declined. Then they offered $200 off and I immediately declined. That is a fraction of what they cost me already from last year in late penalties alone and the ceo told me the absolute most he could discount tax preparation at his own company was $200. Clearly a lie. He's the ceo of a small, private, company...not the ceo of Goldman Sachs.

As an attorney who used MAS for years and paid fees in a timely manner, my recent experience was…read moreunsatisfactory. On 3/10/26, I sent tax docs (similar to 2024 tax return). Starting 3/23/26, I followed up multiple times with staff confirmation but no tax return. Finally on 4/1/26, MAS sent the tax return & requested immediate payment. Due to this experience, I'll review options in the future.

Do not recommend. I have gone to Mustafa for a couple years for personal and business taxes. I had…read morehired him to submit a final tax return and dissolve a business. A year and a half later I received a letter from NYS with penalties because they never received my return (that I paid Mustafa to prepare). I brought the letter into the office and Mustafa said he'd check on it and get back to me, I never heard anything back. I decided to speak with another CPA in the mean time and pay to re-prepare the tax return. I then called the IRS who also never received my return or any letters / information to dissolve my business. I have paid $1,000 in fines to date because of this. When I called / emailed Mustafa's office they were not receptive and then Mustafa suddenly had COVID when I called to demand answers and copies of the submittal. I received paper documents to send in a week later because he clearly never sent anything in with no apology or refund.

Basit is fantastic. I was completely lost with my personal taxes, especially with how to handle my…read moreshort-term rental property. He knew exactly what to do about pro-rating expenses and depreciation, and laid out a clear plan that has saved me thousands! If you have a rental property, you need to call him. He's the best.

This past year was my first year working with Basit and his firm. Basit is really knowledgeable…read moreabout real estate. If you are a real estate investor, ask your CPA about cost segregation studies, bonus depreciation, and the de minimis safe harbor. If your CPA doesn't intimately know all these strategies and rules, it's time to switch your CPA. Thanks Basit. Look forward to next year.

Disclaimer: I was recommended to utilize David Zhang's expertise by a family friend of David. This…read morereview is not on the employee (who was pleasant) but it is on David. I first went to consult David back in March 2022 and he was great. He answered all my tax questions and I was in and out of the office in no time. I thought to myself, great, I just found an amazing accountant in my neighborhood. During that time, I explained to David about my situation and he responded to come back to me when tax season is over and all he has to do is to file a 1040x (to amend my tax return - 1040). (Side note: The issue that I had was that I initially e-filed my taxes. The federal rejected it but the state accepted it. Which is why I went to seek professional services in resolving the problem). So on December 12, 2022 at 1:30pm I went to see David and his office was busy. I told David I did not have an appointment and I asked, "should I make an appointment"? He decided to hear me out at first but then he passed my case to one of his employees. The employee explained to me that since I did not file my taxes 2020 taxes with them, there is nothing that they can do and I would have to come back during tax season. I tried to explain to them what David told me back in April (to come back after tax season) and David told his employee in Chinese "just ignore him, he is too annoying". Yup, just because someone doesn't speak the language, doesn't mean the person does not understand. The funny thing is that, just over the weekend, the same family friend asked me how was my experience with David because she wanted to file her taxes with him for the upcoming year. I raved about how great he was the first time around but after this experience, it got me to think: if a family friend doesn't even use your service in the first place, it is extremely telling of your professional demeanor or the lack thereof. This review will probably not affect the business but if you are looking for a tax accountant in Elmhurst, stay far away from this place.

This guy talks barely any English. I called for very simple tax work where most of the work was…read moredone & it would only take 10mins to complete which he wanted $150 for & when I said it was too much can he offer me a better price he told me go find someone else then & hung up on my face. So here is your very well deserved rating! Very unprofessional service where you are not valued as a customer....I will recommend to take your business where you are valued as a customer & not rudely hung up on!

I'm not a big review-writer but Jonathan is great. Hard to believe we've never met since at this…read morepoint I trust him like family. Found him through the Freelancers Union, he disentangled my big mess of self-prepared returns a few years back, got me on a clear path with everything working like clockwork. Knowledgable on a range of issues. Trustworthy. Very easy to use the portal system to upload docs etc. Minimal effort required by me, just how i like it. Highly recommend.

I write this review to give fair warning to future customers. We used Medows CPA for three years…read more It was a very up and down experience. Over the past three years, Medows put more preparation burden on his customers (requiring completion of lengthy, convoluted forms which I've never had to prepare for a tax PREPARER before), while complaining that our taxes took a long time to complete. We had to check their work for errors. We learned to expect inaccurate answers and incomplete research when we did have questions - and often completed the research ourselves. He was very helpful when we had a shift in our income/expenditure situation three years ago. Hence two stars. But then our taxes got very simple for two years in a row. A few months ago, I asked for an itemized bill for last year's expenses and/or a fair estimate for this year's work. I was told we were too much work, and it wasn't worth his time to retain us as customers - no answer, no transparency. This is probably par for the course in tax preparation, and there's nothing particularly bad about this service. But there's nothing particularly good either. We'll spend as much time preparing our own taxes this year as we did preparing and checking Medows' work last year, and we'll save $335. For even mildly intrepid souls, I recommend using a tax accountant only when you have a big change in financial circumstances, and in between just use TaxAct.com and a couple of calls to the IRS. It's really not that hard.

Lior is super helpfull and gets the job sone very very fast…read more Always got a smile on his face and has deep knowledge in Tax, accounting and small medium businesses.

I met with Lior as I felt there was an error in my own Turbo Tax work, and wanted to run my…read moreprojected Federal tax payment by a professional. I've never worked with an accountant before - have always done my own taxes - and greatly appreciated his candor and help with my issue. He was honest enough to tell me that I should move forward with Turbo Tax rather than paying for an accountant to do my taxes, which I appreciated. He wasn't just trying to sell me a service, I felt he had my best interests at heart. Highly recommend spending time with Lior if you have questions about personal taxes.

Jon is responsive, knowledgeable and always happy to help. Highly recommended…read more He handles any new tax issues throughout the year that pop up and seamlessly handles all his scheduled duties

Jonathan was very responsive at first, but the minute we paid over $1,000 to hire him and he…read morereceived the money, getting any response from him was nearly impossible. We ultimately told him we wanted our money back because he hadn't provided any service, didn't answer any communication and didn't file our taxes, he originally agreed but offered one call. Jonathan was late for our call which lasted only 5 minutes during which he only confirmed that the research we did (since he wasn't answering our questions before) was accurate. We were still not satisfied as no advice of any kind was provided, only an excel spreadsheet that looks likes a bad version of TurboTax from 2 decades ago, Jonathan then changed his mind and offered to reimburse only 50% of our payment knowing that no service was still provided at this time other than 5 minutes over the phone to confirm a couple of accounting points we already researched for. He obviously stopped responding and we had to dispute the charge. Long story short: a dishonest thief

He really is a great accountant. I highly recommend him for any of your needs. He is super nice and…read morehelpful.

I don't write many reviews but this is warranted. As a freelancer in the city, I needed help filing…read moretaxes so I went to Marc. When filing as a freelancer on 1040ES, you're supposed to pay quarterly estimates. Repeatedly over the 3 years I used Marc, he told me as long as I paid ALL of the estimated taxes by the final due date as opposed to quarters, I'd be ok and not be fined. Well I'm sitting here at 3 years since using Marc and now I have received fines from the IRS for 2 of the years I used his services. Luckily I've switched to someone else who told me I should 100% be paying quarterly and no fines so far. And also saving a couple hundred on prep costs. I cannot recommend Marc's tax prep services for this reason. If you're cutting corners on taxes it'll end up costing you in the end. I gave Marc an extra star just because he was a nice and pleasant guy but fines speak louder.